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Registrations by segment

Germany ยท May 2025

SUVs were the largest of the KBA's 13 model-series segments in May 2025 with 80 507 registrations (33.6% of the market), followed by compact (16.6%) and small cars (11.0%). Among the ten largest segments, upper mid-size grew fastest year on year (+84.0%) while minis fell furthest (โˆ’23.8%).

Electric adoption differs widely between segments: battery-electric cars took 41.1% of upper mid-size but only 0.0% of motorhomes. Commercial holders (companies, dealers, rental fleets) dominate luxury with 86.8% of registrations, whereas motorhomes are bought mostly privately (41.1% commercial).

Segments are the KBA's own model-series groupings, so a model sits in the segment the KBA assigns it, and the segment table below links to the models that make up each one.

Segments

SUVs80 507 (33.6%)Compact39 814 (16.6%)Small cars26 337 (11.0%)Off-road24 092 (10.1%)Mid-size18 145 (7.6%)Upper mid-size14 609 (6.1%)Utilities11 841 (4.9%)Motorhomes8 573 (3.6%)Minis4 800 (2.0%)Large vans4 502 (1.9%)Sports cars2 034 (0.8%)Luxury1 485 (0.6%)Other1 328 (0.6%)Mini vans1 230 (0.5%)
#ยฑSegmentTotalShareMoMYoYYTDYTD YoYCommercial %BEV %PHEV %
10SUVs80 50733.6%+4.5%+16.3%368 055+9.1%61.5%27.4%10.6%
20Compact39 81416.6%โˆ’2.4%โˆ’17.6%192 493โˆ’16.4%67.7%13.4%5.7%
30Small cars26 33711.0%โˆ’4.0%+1.3%128 884โˆ’5.9%64.4%14.6%0.0%
40Off-road24 09210.1%โˆ’8.0%โˆ’2.9%128 329โˆ’4.4%75.4%3.4%27.1%
50Mid-size18 1457.6%โˆ’2.4%โˆ’18.5%91 283โˆ’19.4%80.6%8.4%19.9%
60Upper mid-size14 6096.1%+1.0%+84.0%65 897+91.5%80.2%41.1%15.0%
70Utilities11 8414.9%0.0%+13.3%57 644+22.3%76.7%10.6%12.9%
80Motorhomes8 5733.6%โˆ’14.8%+0.6%34 855โˆ’6.3%41.1%0.0%0.3%
90Minis4 8002.0%โˆ’5.1%โˆ’23.8%23 542โˆ’38.2%66.6%22.6%0.0%
100Large vans4 5021.9%โˆ’3.5%+2.6%23 514โˆ’3.9%69.2%3.5%0.2%
110Sports cars2 0340.8%โˆ’16.9%โˆ’24.8%10 173โˆ’32.3%54.8%0.7%4.6%
120Luxury1 4850.6%+0.1%โˆ’21.7%7 478โˆ’18.9%86.8%38.4%20.9%
13+1Other1 3280.6%+1.5%โˆ’17.0%6 931โˆ’17.3%65.5%18.3%4.7%
14โˆ’1Mini vans1 2300.5%โˆ’11.4%โˆ’37.7%7 518โˆ’9.5%45.8%14.7%4.2%

SUVs 131

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWT-ROC6 8018.4%+14.6%โˆ’13.2%31 93969.2%
20BMWX13 8724.8%โˆ’13.3%+33.1%18 10358.5%
30MERCEDESGLK, GLC3 0753.8%+10.3%+51.8%14 97062.9%
40VWT-CROSS3 0723.8%+12.9%+16.8%12 61467.4%
5+1VWTAYRON2 7973.5%+9.2%โ€“7 98588.6%
6+2SKODAELROQ2 6903.3%+12.0%โ€“6 95740.0%
7+2SKODAKAROQ2 5493.2%+15.1%+4.3%10 85541.4%
8โˆ’3VWID.4, ID.52 3102.9%โˆ’12.1%+26.2%12 71788.5%
9+1VWTAIGO2 1652.7%+7.2%โˆ’14.2%9 39269.4%
10โˆ’3SEATFORMENTOR1 9962.5%โˆ’18.2%โˆ’37.4%13 99867.6%

Compact 33

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWGOLF7 49518.8%+9.2%โˆ’16.5%36 35681.0%
2+1SKODAOCTAVIA3 6529.2%+2.2%โˆ’17.9%18 92071.1%
3+1SEATLEON3 1918.0%โˆ’2.7%โˆ’16.3%17 01674.7%
4โˆ’2OPELASTRA2 9397.4%โˆ’22.0%โˆ’44.6%13 40191.5%
50VWID.32 9397.4%โˆ’1.7%+23.3%12 10255.7%
60AUDIA32 7927.0%+14.2%โˆ’6.7%12 52972.5%
7+1DACIASANDERO1 9544.9%โˆ’1.8%โˆ’19.0%11 22421.4%
8โˆ’1BMW1ER1 8584.7%โˆ’12.8%โˆ’11.2%8 83955.9%
9+4BMW2ER1 7364.4%+21.1%+36.2%7 25775.5%
10โˆ’1SEATBORN1 4743.7%โˆ’21.2%+4.0%8 58519.9%

Small cars 32

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10OPELCORSA3 24512.3%โˆ’24.4%โˆ’3.2%17 02785.7%
20MINIMINI2 65810.1%โˆ’4.5%+36.8%12 14358.4%
30VWPOLO2 4719.4%+11.6%โˆ’11.5%11 26865.5%
40SKODAFABIA2 2698.6%+2.9%โˆ’9.9%10 37146.5%
50TOYOTAYARIS2 1628.2%+3.7%โˆ’4.6%10 23569.8%
60CITROENC31 4945.7%โˆ’17.6%โˆ’14.5%6 08467.6%
7+2SEATIBIZA1 4855.6%+30.0%โˆ’34.2%6 19980.9%
80FORDPUMA1 2774.8%โˆ’1.1%โˆ’10.3%6 60453.4%
9+2HYUNDAIINSTER1 1224.3%+7.6%โ€“3 84530.4%
10โˆ’3PEUGEOT2081 0904.1%โˆ’32.8%+10.3%7 26062.3%

Off-road 46

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTIGUAN5 02320.8%โˆ’18.7%โˆ’6.3%29 43480.4%
20SKODAKODIAQ2 60110.8%+1.8%+64.8%11 85076.7%
30BMWX31 8687.8%+0.9%โˆ’12.3%8 45071.9%
40VOLVOXC401 4065.8%โˆ’12.3%+68.4%6 30751.1%
50VOLVOXC601 3105.4%โˆ’10.2%โˆ’24.4%9 59776.6%
60AUDIQ31 2725.3%โˆ’7.3%โˆ’32.7%6 71372.3%
7+3MERCEDESML-KLASSE, GLE1 0644.4%+35.9%+3.4%4 18876.0%
80AUDIQ51 0234.2%+13.8%โˆ’12.7%6 56875.8%
9โˆ’2BMWX59734.0%โˆ’8.2%โˆ’8.6%4 66983.6%
10โˆ’1VOLVOXC908053.3%โˆ’5.6%+28.4%3 90980.4%

Mid-size 27

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWPASSAT3 55219.6%โˆ’11.8%โˆ’14.5%20 12795.7%
2+1MERCEDESC-KLASSE2 47113.6%โˆ’8.5%+28.7%11 54352.7%
3โˆ’1BMW3ER2 40913.3%โˆ’22.1%โˆ’19.4%12 85285.1%
4+1AUDIA52 12311.7%+31.6%+87.4%9 50288.1%
5โˆ’1BMW4ER1 97310.9%โˆ’15.7%+15.7%9 79877.9%
60SKODASUPERB1 7279.5%+17.0%+24.0%6 89089.9%
7+1CITROENC51 0155.6%+155.7%+147.6%4 37794.1%
8โˆ’1MERCEDESCLA-KLASSE9715.4%โˆ’20.7%โˆ’18.5%5 34256.2%
9+1PEUGEOT4084052.2%+15.1%+93.8%1 82473.3%
10โˆ’1VOLVO603582.0%โˆ’8.7%โˆ’43.0%2 22483.2%

Upper mid-size 14

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10AUDIA64 44230.4%+16.8%+113.1%15 95490.6%
2+1VWID.73 14621.5%+0.4%+562.3%15 61591.4%
3โˆ’1BMW5ER2 94420.2%โˆ’10.1%+84.5%15 03784.5%
40MERCEDESE-KLASSE2 68618.4%โˆ’2.6%โˆ’0.3%13 33261.1%
50MERCEDESCLE1 2248.4%โˆ’1.6%+59.0%4 77647.0%
6+1SUBARUOUTBACK710.5%โˆ’14.5%โˆ’22.8%45039.4%
7โˆ’1VOLVO90540.4%โˆ’46.0%โˆ’69.0%53798.1%
8โ€“XPENGP7200.1%โ€“โ€“7085.0%
9โ€“LEXUSES140.1%โ€“โ€“6585.7%
10โ€“HYUNDAIG8030.0%โ€“โ€“21100.0%

Utilities 32

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10VWTRANSPORTER2 53821.4%+11.4%+10.6%11 89974.3%
2+1VWCADDY1 67914.2%โˆ’5.0%โˆ’3.8%8 56175.3%
3โˆ’1FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM1 62213.7%โˆ’11.7%+384.2%9 31178.2%
4+1MERCEDESVITO1 0508.9%+33.2%+143.6%3 27493.2%
5โˆ’1VWID. BUZZ8567.2%โˆ’10.2%+177.9%3 82281.3%
6+6FORDTRANSIT CONNECT4283.6%+27.0%โˆ’15.1%2 02669.6%
7โˆ’1MERCEDESCITAN3973.4%โˆ’12.6%โˆ’2.9%2 38468.0%
8โˆ’1TOYOTAPROACE3933.3%โˆ’7.1%+63.8%1 76175.6%
9+1FORDTRANSIT COURIER3252.7%โˆ’8.2%โˆ’15.8%1 76456.9%
10+1RENAULTKANGOO3192.7%โˆ’8.6%โˆ’40.5%1 59368.7%

Motorhomes 40

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10FIATDUCATO3 97846.4%โˆ’15.2%+17.0%15 41238.4%
2+1FORDTRANSIT, TOURNEO85910.0%โˆ’16.8%+15.5%3 41538.2%
3โˆ’1CITROENJUMPER8329.7%โˆ’25.9%โˆ’17.0%4 03142.4%
4+1VWTRANSPORTER6848.0%+7.0%โˆ’22.2%2 38565.5%
5โˆ’1MERCEDESSPRINTER6597.7%โˆ’18.4%+19.2%2 89926.3%
6+2FORDTRANSIT CUSTOM3414.0%+36.4%+13.3%1 02261.6%
7โˆ’1VWCRAFTER2883.4%โˆ’15.8%โˆ’30.1%1 21951.4%
8โˆ’1PEUGEOTBOXER2522.9%โˆ’18.4%โˆ’20.8%1 08234.5%
90MERCEDESV-KLASSE1611.9%โˆ’2.4%+37.6%74257.8%
100CITROENJUMPY941.1%โˆ’21.0%+67.9%45224.5%

Minis 10

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1TOYOTAAYGO1 54932.3%+42.2%+18.9%6 22881.7%
2โˆ’1HYUNDAII 101 49331.1%+21.3%+35.9%6 34874.6%
3+1KIAPICANTO60512.6%โˆ’29.3%โˆ’41.0%3 88264.0%
4โˆ’1FIAT50058112.1%โˆ’44.4%โˆ’57.6%2 60845.1%
5+1LEAPMOTORT032976.2%+8.4%โ€“1 18527.3%
6โˆ’1DACIASPRING2024.2%โˆ’34.0%โˆ’5.6%2 13323.3%
70FIATPANDA681.4%โˆ’71.9%โˆ’84.2%1 09754.4%
8โ€“VWUP30.1%โ€“โˆ’98.9%4866.7%
9โ€“RENAULTTWINGO10.0%โ€“โˆ’99.7%120.0%
10โ€“SMARTFORTWO10.0%โ€“โˆ’99.5%10.0%

Large vans 8

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESV-KLASSE1 64336.5%โˆ’2.6%+4.6%8 65876.8%
20VWTOURAN1 37130.5%+0.9%+7.9%6 29588.3%
30DACIAJOGGER99922.2%โˆ’5.4%+1.4%5 84630.6%
40PEUGEOT50082786.2%โˆ’22.8%โˆ’28.4%1 70278.8%
50RENAULTESPACE1934.3%+17.0%+20.6%88352.3%
6โ€“LEXUSLM130.3%โ€“โ€“104100.0%
7โ€“MAXUSMIFA 930.1%โ€“โ€“23100.0%
8โ€“FIATULYSSE20.0%โ€“โ€“3100.0%

Sports cars 27

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10PORSCHE9111 04751.5%โˆ’13.4%โˆ’4.3%5 08250.3%
20BMWZ437618.5%โˆ’28.0%+7.1%1 88057.2%
3+1FORDMUSTANG1386.8%+26.6%โˆ’37.8%73759.4%
4+1MERCEDESSL934.6%โˆ’2.1%โˆ’5.1%37677.4%
5โˆ’2MERCEDESAMG GT773.8%โˆ’45.8%โˆ’34.7%44675.3%
60PORSCHECAYMAN572.8%โˆ’31.3%โˆ’44.7%30652.6%
70FERRARI296522.6%โˆ’13.3%โˆ’28.8%27044.2%
8โ€“FERRARIROMA351.7%โ€“+12.9%13657.1%
9โ€“SUBARUBRZ311.5%โ€“+3.3%13658.1%
10โ€“FERRARI12CILINDRI261.3%โ€“โ€“10157.7%

Luxury 17

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
10MERCEDESS-KLASSE32121.6%โˆ’15.5%โˆ’45.2%1 87892.8%
20PORSCHETAYCAN26617.9%+13.7%โˆ’10.1%1 26784.6%
3+1BMW7ER17912.1%+27.9%โˆ’30.9%81886.6%
4โˆ’1PORSCHEPANAMERA16511.1%โˆ’22.2%+48.6%85881.2%
50AUDIA71409.4%+2.2%โˆ’16.7%80086.4%
60AUDIE-TRON GT1389.3%+15.0%+15.0%54787.7%
70AUDIA81187.9%+22.9%0.0%55690.7%
80BMW8ER896.0%+6.0%โˆ’28.8%34489.9%
90BENTLEYCONTINENTAL372.5%+19.4%โˆ’14.0%18073.0%
10โ€“LUCIDAIR151.0%โ€“โ€“5673.3%

Other 0

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %

Mini vans 5

#ยฑMakeModelTotalShare of segmentMoMYoYYTDCommercial %
1+1PEUGEOT300854544.3%โˆ’12.1%โˆ’49.2%3 47563.3%
2โˆ’1MERCEDESB-KLASSE54144.0%โˆ’18.2%โˆ’12.5%3 29924.2%
30RENAULTSCENIC13911.3%+32.4%โˆ’38.8%72660.4%
4โ€“KIASOUL40.3%โ€“โˆ’93.0%1775.0%
5โ€“RENAULTMODUS10.1%โ€“โ€“10.0%

Model series are the KBA's own groupings; the KBA sometimes merges series (e.g. GLK, GLC) or moves a series between segments. Month-over-month and year-over-year figures are computed from the published monthly tables and shown only when the comparison month has at least 30 registrations (10 for the electric tables).